CCEW Charity Commission profile

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CO-OPERATIVE

Registered charity 1130574 · organisation 4045962

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
15 July 2009
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03064585
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£1,238,250
Latest expenditure
£1,206,450
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: St. James Centre, East Road, Harlow, CM20 2SX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ecco.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ECCO is an environmental charity that recycles and reuses materials such as clothing, furniture, electrical items, household items and offers them back to the general public at low cost. ECCO has 3 reuse shops in Essex and East Herts and collects from West Essex, East Herts and North London.ECCO also collects and recycles domestic batteries.ECCO manages Parndon Wood Nature Reserve.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received
10 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
10 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,238,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,206,450
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,245,582
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,123,792
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received
12 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,055,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£929,070
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£896,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£855,075
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£761,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£675,404

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
10 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,238,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,206,450
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
9 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,245,582
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,123,792
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
21635
Income From Government Grants
£21,635
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
12 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,055,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£929,070
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
19 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£896,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£855,075
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
27 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£761,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£675,404
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£186,815
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
6

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
10 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
30448
Income Other Trading Activities
1189712
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
5289
Income Other
12801
Income Total Income And Endowments
1238250
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£239,352
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£967,098
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1206450
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6300
Expenditure Support Costs
1168182
Expenditure Depreciation
17550
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£804,878
Assets Total Fixed
44511
Assets Own Use
44511
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£833,638
Assets Total Liabilities
£73,271
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£804,878
Creditors One Year Total Current
73271
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£789,826
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
804878
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
804878
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
9 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
63001
Income Other Trading Activities
1175081
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
7500
Income Total Income And Endowments
1245582
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£264,699
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£859,093
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1123792
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5550
Expenditure Support Costs
1071603
Expenditure Depreciation
23474
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-5508
Reserves
£773,078
Assets Total Fixed
54646
Assets Own Use
54646
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£795,081
Assets Total Liabilities
£76,649
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£773,078
Creditors One Year Total Current
66767
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
9882
Assets Cash
£731,664
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
773078
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
773078
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
12 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
46665
Income Other Trading Activities
1002144
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
6572
Income Total Income And Endowments
1055381
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£247,242
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£681,828
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
929070
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5000
Expenditure Support Costs
876406
Expenditure Depreciation
16846
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£631,374
Assets Total Fixed
79997
Assets Own Use
79997
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£639,679
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,388
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£651,288
Creditors One Year Total Current
48497
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
19891
Assets Cash
£596,038
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
631374
Funds Restricted
19914
Funds Total
651288
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
19 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
41429
Income Other Trading Activities
848603
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
6030
Income Total Income And Endowments
896062
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£220,824
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£634,251
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
855075
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3000
Expenditure Support Costs
816030
Expenditure Depreciation
12805
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£519,823
Assets Total Fixed
27204
Assets Own Use
27204
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£576,123
Assets Total Liabilities
£78,350
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£524,977
Creditors One Year Total Current
48694
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
29656
Assets Cash
£515,024
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
519823
Funds Restricted
5154
Funds Total
524977
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
27 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
26396
Income Other Trading Activities
568809
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
165815
Income Total Income And Endowments
761020
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£130,794
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£544,610
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
675404
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3000
Expenditure Support Costs
650947
Expenditure Depreciation
9621
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£480,227
Assets Total Fixed
26273
Assets Own Use
26273
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£596,228
Assets Total Liabilities
£138,511
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£483,990
Creditors One Year Total Current
98820
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
39691
Assets Cash
£560,735
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
480227
Funds Restricted
3763
Funds Total
483990
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CO-OPERATIVE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2009-07-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 JUNE 1995
Charitable Objects
THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS.B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION WASTE.C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.ANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN DOING SO MAY MAKE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUCHINSTITUTIONS, FOUNDATIONS, TRUSTS, INDIVIDUALS AND UNDERTAKINGS, AT SUCH TIME AND INSUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
424947
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ENVIROMENTAL CONSERVATION CO-OPERATIVE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management